Bankruptcy filings across state fall for 10th consecutive month

The downward trend in Hawaii bankruptcy filings maintained its momentum in April, with the number of new cases declining by 21 percent from the same month a year ago, according to a report Friday from U.S. Bankruptcy Court.
The number of bankruptcy filings fell to 162 in April from 206 in April 2013. It was the 10th consecutive monthly decline in bankruptcies on a year-over-year basis. The April total was one less than in March.
SEEKING RELIEF
Bankruptcy filings in April fell from a year ago:
2014
2013
PCT. CHANGE
Chapter 7
112
157
-28.7%
Chapter 11
0
3
——
Chapter 13
50
46
8.7%
Total
162
206
-21.4%

The downward trend in Hawaii bankruptcy filings maintained its momentum in April, with the number of new cases declining by 21 percent from the same month a year ago, according to a report Friday from U.S. Bankruptcy Court.

The number of bankruptcy filings fell to 162 in April from 206 in April 2013. It was the 10th consecutive monthly decline in bankruptcies on a year-over-year basis. The April total was one less than in March.
SEEKING RELIEF
Bankruptcy filings in April fell from a year ago:
2014
2013
PCT. CHANGE
Chapter 7
112
157
-28.7%
Chapter 11
0
3
——
Chapter 13
50
46
8.7%
Total
162
206
-21.4% Login for more...